民数记［第三十章］
Book of Numbers 30
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民数记 第三十章|Book of Numbers 30【妻女许愿 男人有责】
07/05/2024
引言：
这章经文讲的是在许愿的条例中丈夫待妻子、父亲待女儿，女儿年幼还在父家的情形。在当时的男性社会，女性并不一定有能力和权力还愿。所以神为了保护女性，在这里清楚定下许愿的条例，若女性许愿，一家之主的男人也有责任。
一、人向神许的愿 不可食言（V1-2）
这里提出许愿的第一个原则，任何向神许愿的人都要认真地履行他所许的愿，不可食言。
‘食言’原文是‘亵渎话语’。人若不在乎自己向神的承诺，不但‘亵渎’自己的话语，更是亵渎神、得罪神。口是心非的人可以自欺欺人，但却不能逃过神的眼目，因此我们向神怎样说，就应当怎样活出来。太5:37 你们的话，是，就说是；不是，就说不是；若再多说就是出于那恶者。
二、未婚女子许愿 由父确定（V3-5）
女儿许愿时若父亲听了默默不言，所许的愿便要确定。若父亲不应承，所许的愿便无效，神必会赦免女儿。
父亲是一家之主，是家中属灵的头，要为全家的属灵光景承担责任。因此，父亲听到女儿所许的愿时，就要出声表态，尽责保护儿女，儿女也要顺服父亲。
三、女子婚前的愿 由夫确定（V6-8）
当时的女子从订婚起，就算已经出嫁了，女子的遮盖就由父亲转为丈夫，如果有愿在身，丈夫默默不言，妻子所许的愿，就确定有效。若不应承，所许的愿就无效。
在这里强调的是男人的话语不但有力量，沉默也是有力量的，在这种情况下，沉默表示默认赞成。所以，一家之主的说话或沉默，都是有效的！男人要为自己的表态负责任！
四、失夫妇人的愿 自己确定（V9）
寡妇或被休的妇人，因为没有丈夫的遮盖，她们所许的愿，要自己向神负责任。所以她们更有要谨慎说话。
五、妻子的誓愿 丈夫要担当（V10-16）
已婚妇人在丈夫家才许的愿，就要以丈夫所定的为准，因为丈夫有权柄。丈夫如果在听见妻子许愿的日子，默默不言就是坚定了誓愿。即使丈夫后来要废去，神照样要他担当妻子的罪孽，向他追讨没有及时履行属灵责任的罪。
总结：
这章经文记录了许愿的条例，是因为神要以色列人明白，许愿是要向神尽义务、负责任的！
在这段经文更强调的是男人的责任！作为家庭的一家之主，神给予男人有权柄阻止不好的决定！也有责任成全好的决定！神要男人管理好自己的家，带领全家进入神的应许！所以丈夫要更加敬畏神！
Numbers 30: When wives and daughters make vows, men are responsible
GK611 Morning Devotion
07 May 2024
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Ps Daniel Kew
Introduction：
This chapter talks about the situation in which a husband treats his wife, and a father treats his daughter under the rules of making vows. The daughter is still young and still in her father's house. In the male society at that time, women did not necessarily have the ability and power to fulfil their vows. Therefore, to protect women, God has clearly laid down rules for making vows here. If a woman makes a vow, the man who is the head of the family is also responsible.
1. People cannot break their vows to God (V1-2)
The first principle of making a vow is put forward here. Anyone who makes a vow to God must fulfil his vow seriously and must not break his promise.
The original text of "broken words" is "blasphemous words". If a person does not care about his commitment to God, he will not only 'blaspheme' his own words, but he will also blaspheme and offend God. Duplicitous people can deceive themselves and others, but they cannot escape the eyes of God. Therefore, what we say to God should be how we live out it. Matthew 5:37 But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.
2. An unmarried woman’s vow is bound by her father (V3-5)
If the father is silent when his daughter makes a vow, her vow shall stand. If the father does not agree, the vow will be voided, and God will release the daughter.
The father is the head of the family and the spiritual head of the family. He is responsible for the spiritual condition of the whole family. Therefore, when a father hears his daughter's vow, he must speak out and protect his children, and the children must obey their father.
3. A woman’s vows before marriage are bound by her husband (V6-8)
At that time, from the time a woman got engaged, even if she was married, the woman's covering was transferred from her father to her husband. If there was a vow, and the husband remained silent, the wife's vow shall stand. If overrules, the vow made will be voided.
What is emphasised here is that not only are men's words powerful, but silence is also powerful. In this case, silence expresses tacit approval. Therefore, the words or silence of the head of the family are effective! Men must be responsible for their own statements!
4. The vow of a widow or a divorced woman should be bound by oneself (V9)
Widows or divorced women, because they do not have the covering of their husbands, are responsible to God for the vows they make. So, they have to be more careful about what they say.
5. The husband holds the responsibility of the wife’s vows (V10-16)
The vows made by a married woman in her husband's house must be based on what the husband has decided, because the husband has authority. If a husband remains silent on the day when he hears his wife making a vow, he has confirmed the vow. Even if the husband is to void it later, God will still require him to bear the sins of his wife and hold him accountable for the sin of not performing spiritual responsibilities in time.
Conclusion：
This chapter records the regulations for making vows because God wanted the Israelites to understand that making vows requires them to fulfil their obligations and responsibilities to God!
What is more emphasised in this passage is the responsibility of men! As the head of the family, God gives men the authority to stop bad decisions! You also have the responsibility to make good decisions! God wants men to manage their own homes! Lead the whole family into God’s promises! Therefore, husbands should fear God more!
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